GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |